A copy editor’s job is to correct the grammar in a novel. But what if the grammar is wrong, yet authentic? An author whose first language isn’t English caught a mistake in his novel and asked me what the correct grammar was. I told him the translator he hired had used authentic dialogue in theContinue reading “Grammar, Real Language, Books, and the Movies: An Editor’s Dilemma”
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Fashion Trends for Remote Work: What Are You Hiding?
When the pandemic disrupted commutes to work, it challenged us to rethink our wardrobes. Offices shut down and people with desk jobs found themselves working from home in pajamas, yoga wear, or “half-and-half” fashion styles. So what’s half-and-half? If you’ve attended a virtual meeting, you’ll know what I mean by half-and-half styles. You’re wearing aContinue reading “Fashion Trends for Remote Work: What Are You Hiding?”
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Business Review: Halloween Museum
Museums that are replicas of villages or towns from another time are intriguing. They waken the imagination, teach us history, and connect the past to the present. The 1920s village museum I visited recently is decorated with a spooky yet friendly autumn theme for about a week in October. Unlike previous years, there is noContinue reading “Business Review: Halloween Museum”
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